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Microsoft Windows is a series of software operating systems and graphical user interfaces produced by Microsoft. Microsoft first introduced an operating environment named Windows in November 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces (GUIs).[2] Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal computer market, overtaking Mac OS, which had been introduced in 1984. As of October 2009, Windows had approximately 91% of the market share of the client operating systems for usage on the Internet.[3][4][5] The most recent client version of Windows is Windows 7; the most recent server version is Windows Server 2008 R2; the most recent mobile OS version is Windows Phone 7. Contents [hide]

Microsoft announced this morning at its PDC conference that the next release of Microsoft Office will include browser-based versions of some of its main office software products - Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote.

Offline software programs are connecting online.

Microsoft Surface is going to become part of devices around us. This is an important technology for where things are going to be moving are important to understand as you predict the future of technology.

People inventing and predicting in their videos should read about microsoft surface.

This article may provide a spark of an idea for a section of a video.

Microsoft Zune users will be able to connect to the Zune Marketplace free in McDonald's restaurants across the U.S., Microsoft said Tuesday. Microsoft is collaborating with high-speed Internet access provider Wayport on the venture.

This is my second resource to my flattener #10 research 

This article talks about how Microsoft is accusing Google of an internet searching monopoly. This shows that Google is a prominent search engine software that is overtaking several other internet searching services such as Bing and Yahoo.

Mike McCue founded Tellme Networks in 1999 as the CEO. He joined Microsoft as the General Manager of the Tellme subsidiary after its acquisition. In 2000, Mike led Tellme to launch one of the world's first Internet platforms to deliver web data to anyone over any telephone. Starting with simple Web services, Tellme's innovative platform inspired the migration of large-scale phone services from proprietary applications to open standards applications and drove the global adoption of VoiceXML. Before founding Tellme, Mike worked at Netscape as Vice President of Technology. He joined Netscape after their successful acquisition of the first company he founded, Paper Software, a leader in 3-D browser technology. Mike was honored with a Kilby International Award as a Young Innovator for his work bringing 3-D technology to the world through Netscape's Web browser.

GPS information about windows.

According to this story: "Windows 7 has a new system-wide service that will offer very easily accessible geographical location services for all devices and programs. Unfortunately, their implementation seems half-baked in the security front, opening the door to privacy problems that even Microsoft program manager Alec Berntson didn't have a convincing answer for. What is worse: They don't plan to fix them for the final release." Geolocation services have great uses but we should have a choice!

Microsoft leaves Flash and Sliverlight in IE10 - the browser for Windows 8 in lieu of HTML 5. I guess Microsoft is now following Apple's lead.

This article talks about how software for phones, computers, and tablets is becoming more centralized and organized. Microsoft is trying to progress its software into the mobile world while other companies like Apple are trying to provide a consistent, well organized and accepted OS.

Helpful example of companies using workflow software.

This article talks about the effects of the NSA spying on Google and why they are now suing.

This article outlined the impacts of different companies on Web 2.0. The companies range from Microsoft to Azure. The main focus is the business aspect of Web 2.0.

Second Life in Education users are up at arms over the fact that Linden Lab has now decided that http://sleducation.wikispaces.com infringes on their SL trademark (which has been registered for 9 days.) In my opinion this will push more people to options like Open Sim (we love Reaction Grid for ours.) You would think that they would have read the case studies on the mistakes of Microsoft when they "gave up" their monopoly when they got greedy and cornered the market. In this environment, people WILL make alternatives and this is not a group of people (the educators in SL) you want to be mad at you. These are the people who teach others how to do things, for goodness sakes - every company should wish for an army of free volunteers like Linden has. Big mistake, Linden. Big mistake, but one that perhaps it will take years to see. I have seen educators who I have NEVER, I mean NEVER been angry at Linden angry.

Important happening on October 1st about Second LIfe and education

Workflow software can be used many ways for a government as well as politics and employment. Working as a group simultaneously is very important to fulfill some kind of difficult work, like administrating works such as Microsoft Sharepoint . Since the work that big companies do is very complicated and intertwined over and over with the part that do not really seem to be related that much, workflow software is almost mandatory to practice. Same as in politics and employment, the organization, association use this program for more efficient work capabilities (for their own profits). Many companies are using "computing in the cloud" which are free technologies like 

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